Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.

The average American now holds onto their smartphone for 29 months, according to a recent survey by Reviews.org, and that cycle is getting longer. The average was around 22 months in 2016.

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      • stink@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        8·
        12 days ago

        Depends on the price of a replacement. A used pixel 7 is relatively cheap right now, could be cheaper to upgrade to the next generation

      • 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        7·
        12 days ago

        Keep an eye on that thing; I had to ditch my Pixel 5 earlier in the year because the battery swelled up enough to flex the screen and partially separate it from the case. It was bad enough that it was too dangerous to try to salvage for a battery swap by that point, and I had to run it over to a lithium battery disposal place after I got the last of my stuff off of it. I may or may not have yelled “HOT POTATO!” at the kid as I handed it over for its metal-bucket-of-sand bath. This was also after being denied a trade-in at our cell carrier’s brick-and-mortar store, where I may or may not have told a sales goon to “go long.”